Wow...we actually did it! President Hinckley challenged the church to finish the Book of Mormon before the end of the year, and we thought it would be a nice tribute to Joseph Smith (who we learned so much about on our trip back East to some of the church history sights) to finish it on his birthday. The kids were all a little late for school so we could read the last chapter of Moroni and say a prayer together. The morning got off to a little rough start and I had my doubts about President Hinckley's promise about love increasing in our homes, but as soon as Lauren started to play Joseph Smith's First Prayer on the piano, the Spirit filled our home and we had a sweet experience as we finished the final chapter. As promised we went to dinner at The Roof (a restaurant in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building) to celebrate the occasion. Grandma and Grandpa Shields came with us.
